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SMP boss insists Williams not paid to hire Sirotkin
SMP Racing founder Boris Rotenberg says Sergey Sirotkin owes his graduation to F1 with Williams to his talent rather than to money. Reports suggest Sirotkin enjoyed a support package from SMP worth $20M to sweeten the Russian driver's deal with Williams and favour the 22-year-old over comeback man Robert Kubica. Rotenberg, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin with interests in the banking and construction sectors, denied however that money talks and talent walks. "Money plays an important role," the billionaire told the Taas news agency. "However, Sirotkin ended up there [in Williams] not because of money, but due to his sports qualities. This is why I think Williams...
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